Examkrackers 1001 Questions in MCAT Biology
by Alex Merkulov
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Author: Alex MerkulovEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-01
ISBN: 1893858219
Number of pages: 301
Publisher: Osote Publishing
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Book Review: Good preparation for MCAT Bio, but very inconsistent...
Summary: 3 Stars
OK, it has been a week since I bought this book, and I've already gotten a pretty decent feel for what the MCAT Bio questions are all about. In my opinion, there are three basic types of bio questions: stand-alones (where memory recall is needed the most), questions that solely rely on what's stated in the passage, and questions that involve a mix of both passage and recall.
For a little info about me, I've just started studying for the MCAT, and I plan to take it next year (Summer 2012). I have all the 1001 question series books and the subject-matter Examkracker (EK) books so far (Berkeley Review books are coming next week). To be honest, what I score on the MCAT is not a big deal to me, and I would only take it a maximum of two times if needed. My undergraduate GPA is 3.97 (Pathologist's Assistant major), I have relevant clinical work experience, and I will have volunteer and shadowing experience by next year. So I'm not worried about this exam at all. Even if I do score poorly, I have a feeling I'll get in (and frankly, at least one medical school has to accept me...they'd be stupid not to). Worse comes to worse, I'll apply to Caribbean schools as well. I spoke to quite a few med students who got accepted with MCAT scores of 22 to 26 (!), and they said that the MCAT is BS. It is not an appropriate gauge for how well you'll do on USMLE Step 1, since the med students I spoke with passed that exam although they did poorly on the MCAT. But enough about my medical school rant...
For 1001 Bio, I feel that it could use a lot of work. For one thing, the book is not consistent at all with EK Bio. 1001 Bio attempts to categorize the passages into lectures corresponding to EK Bio, but it fails miserably in this regard. Just taking a look at the first passage on water, there are questions involving subject matter that's covered in LATER lectures! Therefore, there's no way to possibly answer those questions correctly until you study all the material in EK Bio. Follow me so far?
EK Bio does a fantastic job of dividing the subject matter into nine discrete units with about 6 or so questions interspersed at random intervals within the units themselves. Those questions relate directly to the material previously discussed. Also, all of the passages in the in-class exams at the end of the book are totally relevant to their corresponding lectures. In 1001, this is not the case.
As a result, the student is left with the task of having to study all of the content in EK Bio first before tackling the bio questions in 1001. If you don't do that, then you're going to have a hard time trying to nail every single question in 1001 on the first go, and you'll literally think that something is wrong with you (a previous reviewer mentioned this, and I can see why). The fact that this book was written by Alex Merkulov, a third-year medical student, is most likely the problem. I bet you that if this book was written by Jonathan Orsay, the author of the EK subject matter books AND the other 1001 books (!), the questions would be better aligned with the appropriate lectures. I guarantee you that would be the case. Merkulov acknowledges Orsay in the beginning of the book, but I highly doubt he actually consulted him for this particular book...and if he did, Orsay would have probably shot him.
So in summary, yes, you should buy this book, but be prepared to get started on the questions AFTER you've gotten EK Bio down cold.
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